Supernova
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: Supernova
Posted By: elzorillo
Subject: Supernova
Date Posted: 29 Apr 13 at 3:38pm
Does anyone know if you can put a centre main jammer/cleat on the old style supernova? I've seen them on the mkII but cant find any pics of any mkI novas with one. (yeah.. I know it's a stupid idea.. but I like them).  |
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Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 29 Apr 13 at 5:24pm
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I've seen a few MKI's with them. ------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |
Posted By: tick
Date Posted: 29 Apr 13 at 7:08pm
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Posted By: tick
Date Posted: 29 Apr 13 at 7:11pm
| Here's one! Well you cant see it but it is there and cleated! |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 29 Apr 13 at 7:42pm
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there's a chap just joined Hunts with one. He made a little ramp for it.
------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: CCTV
Date Posted: 30 Apr 13 at 10:05am
The Mk1 had them alright, here are pics of mine before I sold it    |
Posted By: elzorillo
Date Posted: 30 Apr 13 at 10:06am
Perfect  Thanks |
Posted By: CCTV
Date Posted: 30 Apr 13 at 10:11am
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You are welcome Great boat - I miss mine
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Posted By: Fraggle
Date Posted: 01 May 13 at 3:31pm
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Definitely can, my Dad has one on his boat. Can't stand centre jammers though so I always unthread it when I borrow his boat. Would never recommend one. Its also how my Dad managed to crash his unmanned boat into a brand new Nova last year - fell out the boat with a cleated main, boat took off at high speed. ------------- |
Posted By: pondmonkey
Date Posted: 01 May 13 at 3:33pm
bring him along to the FOM- he sounds like a legend! ------------- |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 01 May 13 at 4:04pm
Second that. I used one for years - thought they were 'it' after moving as a teenager from my aft-sheeted Firefly to a 'proper' racer with centre-mainsheet. Felt totally comfortable with centre jammers, clicking away like fury in gusty winds; I even installed one on my Laser 2 in the 90's. Then I switched at our builder's request to an off-the-boom ratchet block ("I'll fit you a centre jammer if you don't get on with off-the-boom", he said) and suddenly realised that half my capsizes over the years were down to the wretched centre jammer. Would never go back to a jammer voluntarily. As a useful by-product, I trim a lot more nowadays on the beat! ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: LASERNUT
Date Posted: 01 May 13 at 9:10pm
Yes he is! ------------- Sailmakers https://morgan-sails.com/ |
Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 01 May 13 at 9:57pm
Can't disagree with that. Also a legend in the apres sail! Centre jammers - only as a spare hand. i.e when pulling the kite up. Mind you I recall from my distant Fireball days we used to cleat the main and play the kicker - is that still how it is done?
------------- Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else |